[FA Worldmusic] Friday world music sessions at APAP

[Alison Loerke]

Please note, Marco Werman, NOT Sean Barlow, will be speaking Friday
morning...! Please take note...
Alison


On 1/17/07 8:56 AM, "Dmitri Vietze" <music at rockpaperscissors.biz> wrote:

> The only official World Music Coalition events happening at Arts Presenters in
> NYC is this Friday. No registration or badge required. Just show up. See below
> for full details.
> 
> And to whet your appetite for the panelist-less session I am running ("Digital
> Explosion and Live Performance: Strategies for Linking World Music Tours,
> Records, and Fans in the New Economy "), people with expertise on the
> following will be in the house:
> 
> performing arts centers/venues using MySpace, blogs, YouTube, etc.
> MP3s for concert promotion
> world music ring tones
> linking world music community with club scene using remixes, etc.
> Internet radio
> MP3 sales sites
> brick and mortar retail
> using the Internet to level the playing field
> the upcoming FCC radio license window
> world music media outlets using podcasting
> media outlets teaming up on showcases
> and more
> 
> So be there if you can!
> 
> ===> D!
> 
> World Music Panels at APAP
> Friday January 19, 2007
> 
> 9:00am - 12:30pm & 4:00pm - 5:30pm
> 
> Sutton Parlour Center/Hilton Hotel
> 
> 
> 
> A series of thematic exchanges intended to spark interactive dialogue on some
> of the current issues facing the world music community and performing arts
> presenters. Sponsored by the North American World Music Coalition (NAWMC) with
> the Summer Festival Presenters Group (afternoon session only).
> 
> 
> 
> Context and Connection: Much More than the Music
> 
> 
> 9:00am - 9:30am
> 
> (Brown bag breakfast reception - bring your own coffee and roll)
> 
> 
> 
> Welcome
> 
> Ian Menzies/Board President, North American World Music Coalition
> 
> 
> Introductory remarks
> 
> Presenting World Music in the Global Village: On Stage, On Air, and Beyond
> 
> Sean Barlow/Afropop Worldwide
> 
> 
> 
> 9:30am - 10:55am
> 
> 
> 
>         Building Community: From Local to Global
> 
> 
> 
> How are presenters doing more than presenting performances? How are NGO's and
> community-based organizations using arts presenting as a tool for building
> social cohesion?  We'll look at some interesting models and creative
> approaches to using music as a platform for social change and community
> development on the local, regional, national, and global levels. While
> attendees are encouraged to share their own approaches to community-building,
> we will start the dialogue by hearing examples from the following:
> 
> 
> 
> Ismael Ahmed/Executive Director, Arab Community Center for Education & Social
> Services (ACCESS): Dearborn, MI
> 
> Nico Daswani/Program Director, Sacred Music Festival: Los Angeles, CA
> 
> Susan Koscis/Director of Communications, Search for Common Ground: Washington,
> DC
> 
> Zeyba Rahman/Producer, Jungli Billi Productions: New York, NY
> 
> Sabrina Sadeghi/author, World Music Festivals: Instrumentalizing the Arts for
> Peacebuilding and Diplomacy: Brooklyn, NY
> 
> Kyoko Yoshida/Director, US-Japan Cultural Trade Network (CTN) of Arts Midwest:
> San Francisco, CA
> 
> 
> 
> Facilitated by Marco Werman/Producer and Journalist, Public Radio
> International's The World
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 10:55am - 11:05am Break
> 
> 
> 
> 11:05am - 12:30pm
> 
> 
> 
> Digital Explosion and Live Performance: Strategies for Linking World Music
> Tours, Records, and Fans in the New Economy
> 
> 
> 
> When the popularity of illegal downloads emerged a few years ago, there were
> articles about the end of the music industry. Yet music has not only survived,
> it has thrived with the emergence of download sharing, free blogs, and social
> networking sites, though the financial model is still not clear. Many asked
> "What will the new model be?" The answer is there is no single model. We must
> all pursue several paths simultaneously to reach increasingly dispersed niche
> audiences. This open discussion brings together world music presenters,
> agents, artists, and record labels about how they are using new technologies
> to reach their audiences and fans in new ways.
> 
> 
> 
> Facilitated by Dmitri Vietze/rock paper scissors publicity: Bloomington, IN
> 
> 
> 
> 12:30pm - 4:00pm Other conference activity
> 
> 
> 
> 4:00pm - 5:30pm
> 
> 
> 
> Setting Cultural Context: Maximizing Opportunities for Community Awareness
> (with the Summer Festival Presenters)
> 
> 
> 
> Does providing cultural context make a difference? This session for
> presenters, agents, managers, artists, scholars and others will explore the
> issues involved in setting cultural context. What are the resources available
> to your community, how do you identify them, are there models out there that
> might serve as guidelines and stimulate new activity in this arena? Join us as
> we brainstorm ways to think out of the box in setting cultural context.
> Together we can explore ways to further enrich the lives of our communities,
> audiences and our selves.
> 
> 
> 
> Sarah Morelli/Assistant Professor in Ethnomusicology, Lamont School of
> Music/University of Denver: Denver, CO
> 
> Andy Palacio/Garifuna Musician: Belize
> 
> Baraka Sele/Assistant Vice-President for Programming, New Jersey Performing
> Arts Center (NJPAC): Newark, NJ
> 
> Michael Stone/Executive Director, Program in Latin American Studies, Princeton
> University: Princeton, NJ
> 
> 
> 
> Facilitated by Rachel Cooper/Director, Cultural Programs and Performing, Asia
> Society: New York, NY
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